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Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans.One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, Roman mythology may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period.
The Italian folk revival was accelerating by 1966, when the Istituto Ernesto de Martino was founded by Gianni Bosio in Milan to document Italian oral culture and traditional music. Today, Italy's folk music is often divided into several spheres of geographic influence, a classification system proposed by Alan Lomax in 1956 and often repeated ...
A popular belief is that her name derives from the Feast of Epiphany (Italian: Festa dell'Epifania). [2] [3] Many people believe that the name Befana is derived from the Italian version of the Greek word epifania or epiphaneia (Greek, επιφάνεια = appearance, surface; English: epiphany) and this is the most popular theory.
Pages in category "Italian legendary creatures" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anguane; B.
Mythology of Italy (4 C, 2 P) O. Our Lady of the Hens (4 P) S. Sicilian folklore (1 C, 3 P) Stories within Italian Folktales (18 P) Superstitions of Italy (1 C, 4 P) U.
Italian mythology includes the myths of the Italian people. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. I. Italic mythology (4 C) L.
Monaciello (IPA: [monaˈʃjelːə]), Munacello (IPA: [monaˈʃjelːə]), or Munaciello (IPA: [munaˈʃjelːə]) is a sprite from the ancient folklore of Naples, Italy. Monaciello, which means "little monk" in Neapolitan, is typically a benevolent man, short and stocky, dressed in a long monk's robe with a broad hood.
Juventas, also known as Iuventus or Juventus (Greek equivalent: Hebe), was the ancient Roman goddess whose sphere of tutelage was youth and rejuvenation. [1] She was especially the goddess of young men "new to wearing the toga" (dea novorum togatorum)—that is, those who had just come of age.